1/ This actually reminds me of a Latino friend of mine who is having a pretty awesome political awakening, getting involved in politics,
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2/ He said that he thinks one reason he has dated white women is because of internalized racism. To which my gentle response was: if you
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@jessesingal do they actually even self-describe as left? this kind of desire-policing rectitude is more "ultraliberalism" than "left" to meThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal Woah that's really unfair. I think there's a lot of context here that you're missing out on. Hear me out...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal 1/Trans people, more often than not, aren't extended the kind of normative relationships that most people take for granted.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal 2/(and sidenote that's true for human relations in general, not just romance. ex disproportionantely un/underemployed).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal 3/You're absolutely right that you can't change sexual preference.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal 4/But, it's also true that our relationships are shaped by pervasive hostility to trans lives/bodies which **is not innate**Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal 5/I think the example you cited is a bit over the top, but I kinda relate. it's the same reason I don't always disclose to guysThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jessesingal 6/When guys say "My friends can't ever know about you", when disclosing means risking violence, nothing innate about that.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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